Douglas Dam
Douglas Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the French Broad River in Sevier County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in record time in the early 1940s to meet emergency energy demands at the height of World War II.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 938 feet (286 metres)
- …is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority
- Description: dam in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Alder Branch
Alder Branch is an unincorporated community in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States.
3 miles south of Douglas Dam
Shady Grove
Shady Grove is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States.
3½ miles east of Douglas Dam
Beech Springs
Beech Springs is an unincorporated community in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States.
4½ miles west of Douglas Dam
Douglas Dam
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Latitude
35.96147° or 35° 57′ 41″ north
Longitude
-83.53848° or 83° 32′ 19″ west
Open location code
867RXF66+HJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dam
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Douglas Dam” goes by many names.
Presa de DouglasCatalan
Douglas DamCebuano
道格拉斯大坝Chinese
DouglasdamDutch
سد دوجلاسEgyptian Arabic
diga di DouglasItalian
Douglas-demningenNorwegian
Douglas-demningenNorwegian Bokmål
ГЕС ДугласUkrainian
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